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Sex Addiction - Causes

Causes

Studies have revealed that the majority of sex addicts (87%) come from severely dysfunctional families with at least one other family member suffering from some form of addiction.

Inconsistent or insufficient parental nurturing as a child inflicts a sense of parental betrayal. The child soon learns that intimacy brings pain and learns to withdraw emotionally. Sex, to these individuals, ushers in a sense of security and eventually leads to addiction.

Some of the other causes of sex addiction are -

  • Early sexualization or early initiation to sex by sights, sounds or touch(es)
  • Childhood abuse is a key contributor to adult sex addiction. Research reveals that as a child 71% of sex addicts have been physically abused, 83% have been sexually abused, 97% have been emotionally. Some children are less impacted by abuse primarily due to their inherent personality and also due to adequate adult support.
  • Stress causes some people to use sex as a mode of escape.
  • There are reports of a propensity for people with other forms of addiction such as alcoholism, gambling or drugs to gradually become addicted to sex as well.
  • Sexual Addiction can sometimes be due to other Psychiatric Disorders such as Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Narcissistic personality disorder, and Bipolar disoder.
  • In some cases, neurological disorders such as epilepsy, head injury and dementia can lead to sex addiction
  • Sexual addiction can be a result of biochemical imbalance in the brain.
  • Some drugs such as apomorphine and dopamine are found to lead to hyper sexuality.

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